FAFNM Scholarship

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FAFNM Scholarship

College Scholarship /Award

Every year, the Filipino American Foundation of New Mexico (FAFNM) offers scholarship funds to Filipino American students who are FAFNM members. It is also our way to thank our youth who give back to the Filipino community by participating, attending, and/or volunteering in FAFNM and other Filipino activities. Check EVENTS page to see what activities you can participate and volunteer. (See more information at the bottom.)

Membership:

To qualify, you must be an active/paid member of FAFNM. If you are 18 years and older, you must pay and/or RENEW your INDIVIDUAL membership ANNUALY ($10). If you are younger than 18, your family must be active/paid members of FAFNM (family membership: $15). You can apply for an INDIVIDUAL membership before reaching 18 if your family is not a member. Keep your receipt and always renew your membership when it expires.

To apply or renew membership, download the FAFNM Membership Form and mail your form with your check/money order to the address on the form (FAFNM, P. O. Box 94146, Albuquerque, NM 87199-4146). (Please email kauzgloria@gmail.com so that she will know that there are forms in the P O Box. If you have not been sent your membership receipt in a month or two, please inform her as well.)

You can also apply personally for membership during the annual membership drive that is held in June during the FAFNM Independence Day Celebration picnic/potluck. Visit EVENTS for schedule.

Two Scholarships Available:

You can apply to both if you qualify. Both require you to be an active/paid member (annually).

Differences:

UNM scholarship is available only to UNDERGRADUATE and FULL TIME (12 units/semester) students at the UNM MAIN campus only. It is NOT available to incoming freshmen. You have to inform FAFNM Scholarship Committee of your interest in applying for UNM scholarship so that you can be included in the list of recommended applicants by FAFNM. The deadline to email us is Feb. 1. Although FAFNM Scholarship submits list to UNM, FAFNM has NO INPUT on the application process and decision including frequency of scholarship (whether it is given only once for school year or for both semesters). Their application process is described below. The fund is applicable in the Fall. More information on UNM Application and Processes below.

FAFNM Scholarship is available to students at UNM, CNM, NM Highland University and other accredited universities/community colleges in New Mexico only. It is open to undergraduates (with minimum of 9 units/semester) or graduate, associates, vocational courses, and licenses (minimum of 6 units/semester). If you are an incoming freshman, you have to submit a copy of the acceptance letter from the college/university. (Be sure to apply for membership while you are still in High School.) The FAFNM Scholarship Committee uses the “point system” in determining the amount – GPA, ACTIVE participation in the activities of the Filipino community and essay, among others (see form). There is NO age requirement and fund is given only ONCE a year. The application form (below) must be MAILED with the complete requirements (transcript, acceptance letter, etc) before: July 15. The FAFNM Scholarship Committee reviews the application. Upon approval, the checks are usually issued to individual students within a month or two. More information below.

Application and Processes:

University of New Mexico

Our scholarship is listed under the UNM General Scholarship under “Filipino American Scholarships” (around the 14th scholarship listed on that page). The applicant

Must be an active/paid member of FAFNM

Must be full time student (12 units/semester)

Must have competitive cumulative UNM GPA

February 1 (deadline for applicants to inform FAFNM): You must email the FAFNM Scholarship Committee about your interest in applying for this UNM scholarship. (NOTE: This is not the actual UNM application. It is only a prerequisite from FAFNM.)

Be sure to put: SCHOLARSHIP on the subject of the email so that she will not think it is a spam mail. The FAFNM Scholarship Committee will review the information and finalize the list of eligible applicants to UNM. I

April 1 (for FAFNM): FAFNM Scholarship Committee submits the list of eligible students to UNM Foundation who forwards the list to the UNM Scholarship.

The Process: The Scholarship Selection Committee at UNM then reviews the list to select recipients based upon requirements and information of applicants (from UNM files). If you are selected, they notify you by email of the pending offer for a scholarship. The terms of the scholarship are detailed in this email. Then you respond online and go to LOBOWEB to accept the scholarship.

The UNM Foundation will then email (or mail) the list of students who were awarded to the FAFNM Scholarship Committee.

FAFNM Cultural Heritage/Scholarship Award

Requirements (These requirements can also be found in the FAFNM Scholarship application form):

The amount (approximately $300 to $500/year in the past) will depend upon the funds available, the points garnered (GPA, participation, essay among others), and the number of applicants.

NOTE TO INCOMING FRESHMAN: If you decide NOT to enroll after being accepted, you should inform the FAFNM Scholarship Committee to withdraw your application. You can reapply at the next deadline when you have enrolled.

About the FAFNM Scholarship Funds:

FAFNM is one of the few ethnic organizations in Albuquerque, New Mexico that offers scholarships to members. We believe in the importance of education. As such, we want to support Filipino American students who want to pursue higher education after high school (including vocational courses).

The Scholarship Fund has been a collective effort of several generations of committed members who have been raising funds since 2002. The funds are invested through foundations and the interests accrued are the funds used for distribution.

We have fund raising projects every other year such as Pista sa Nayon for the FAFNM. In the past, we also had the annual caroling that raised funds exclusively for scholarship.

We want to thank all the donors, volunteers and supporters who have continuously helped us in raising funds all these years.